Bago, Burma

Bago ပဲခူးမြို့
Bago Location of Bago, Burma
Coordinates: 17°20′12″N 96°28′47″E / 17.33667°N 96.47972°E / 17.33667; 96.47972
Country	Burma (Myanmar)
Division	Bago Division
Founded	?825
Elevation	13 ft (4 m)
Population (2012)
• City	284,179
• Metro	5,739,344
• Ethnicities	Bamar, Burmese Chinese, Burmese Indians, Kayin
• Religions	Buddhism
Time zone	MST (UTC+6.30)

Bago (formerly spelt Pegu; Burmese: ပဲခူးမြို့; MLCTS: pai: khu: mrui., IPA: [bəɡó mjo̰]; Mon: ဗဂေါ, [həkɜ̀]; Thai: พะโค, rtgs: Pha-kho), formerly known as Hanthawaddy (Burmese: ဟံသာဝတီ ; Mon: ဟံသာဝတဳ Hongsawatoi; Thai: หงสาวดี, rtgs: Hongsawadi; Pali: Haṃsāvatī; meaning "She Who Has Swans"), is a city and the capital of the Bago Region in Burma. It is located 50 miles (80 km) north-east of Yangon.

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